chief of staff

Chinese translation: 白宫办公厅主任

03:03 Oct 26, 2007
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / US government
English term or phrase: chief of staff
US president's chief of staff
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Chinese translation:白宫办公厅主任
Explanation:
The whole title shall be White House Chief of Staff, which is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President.
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Christine Wan
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Local time: 10:47
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5白宫办公厅主任
Christine Wan
5 +1(三军)总参谋长
albertdeng
3白宮幕僚長
pkchan


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(三军)总参谋长


Explanation:
Collin Powell was one of them.

albertdeng
New Zealand
Local time: 14:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Albert.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francis Fine: Here, we ought to take the extended meaning of the term. Often, you can put the term between quotation marks.
4 hrs

neutral  pkchan: Collin Powell was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 參謀首長聯席會議主席
16 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
白宫办公厅主任


Explanation:
The whole title shall be White House Chief of Staff, which is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President.

Christine Wan
China
Local time: 10:47
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): 台湾译法:白宫幕僚长。
1 hr

agree  lbone
2 hrs

agree  Francis Fine: Both "Muoliao Chang" and "Chief of Staff" are not official titles. But the former is even better and does not call for quotation marks.
5 hrs

agree  karcsy
13 hrs

agree  Danbing HE
1 day 5 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
白宮幕僚長


Explanation:
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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-10-26 13:10:45 GMT)
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對不起看漏了Wenjer Leuschel兄的 台湾译法:白宫幕僚长,這亦是香港譯法。

pkchan
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Local time: 22:47
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Asker: Thank you, Uncle PK.

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